Surf Wetsuits
The battle for the best surf wetsuit can be a competitive one for many surfing and diving enthusiasts. The design, durability, dependability, popularity, and endorsement influence are some of the major factors that cause these athletes to spend many hours researching and many dollars purchasing the perfect suit to gain an edge over their competitors or their own previous performances.
While all modern surf wetsuits are designed with scientific considerations and purposes in mind, each brand of these suits bears its own established trademark. This trademark stands as the brand’s statement of marketability and is usually its best main feature.
Among the popular brands on the market today are Hurley, Body Glove, Roxy, Rip Curl, and Billabong. These brands make different types of wetsuits for both men and women watersports enthusiasts, and some design suits for children as well.
Hurley, for example, focuses exclusively on surfing gadgets and apparel. Their SuperStretch neoprene trademark is one of the brand’s main assets, providing superior flexibility and a matching zipper barrier that covers the zipper line, lessening the chance of water seepage into the suit to a negligible amount. The seams are welded and are therefore 100% sealed against water entry.
The well-known Billabong wetsuit design boasts the lightest, warmest, and most flexible material when compared to the competition. Billabong’s GBS constructiontrademark claims to be the most balanced wetsuit in terms of thickness of the neoprene material, coupled with the least amount of flexibility-tradeoff proportion. An inner lining for the wetsuits also adds even more comfort for the individual, as it increases cushion.
Body Glove wetsuits are another wetsuit brand, and the company takes particular pride in the Thermofiber technology used in its wetsuit material. Special features for Body Glove’s designs, such as the anatomic fit, provide even pressure and contour around the body for added comfort, flatlock for better flexibility for their zipper line, and superflex kneepads to add comfort for surfers’ knees.
Rip Curl wetsuits are best known for suits that provide excellent flexibility and warmth to the surfer. The Elastomax trademark material used for the brand’s wetsuits is among the lightest neoprene variants on the market. Rip Curl also offers SlickSkin technology, which repels water faster to reduce heat loss. Further, Rip Curl allows customers to add the “batwing” system to their designs, which are detachable parts that add design and function to the surfer’s suit.
Roxy is a brand catering more to women and their anatomical requirements. Besides the typical, basic functionality of all surf wetsuits, Roxy features the Hyperstretch and Freemax trademarks for its special neoprene designs. These allow better allocation and added comfort on specific places for women to allow them the same flexibility and maneuverability as men.
